Visakhapatnam – Today in the Women’s ODI World Cup, the teams of India and South Africa will face each other. This match is considered extremely important for the tournament as both teams will want to strengthen their position in the knockout race. The biggest challenge for Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur and the team management will be to overcome South Africa’s fast bowling and disciplined fielding.
The 10th match of the Women’s ODI World Cup will be played today between India and South Africa. The match at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Stadium in Visakhapatnam will begin at 3 PM. The toss will take place at 2:30 PM.
The India Women’s team is currently at third position in the points table after defeating Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The team can reach the top by winning today’s match. South Africa lost their first match to England, but the team made a comeback in the second match and registered their first win by defeating New Zealand.
India has won 61% of ODIs 33 Women’s ODIs have been played between India and South Africa. India won 20 and South Africa won 12. One match also ended without result. In the ODI World Cup, 5 matches were played between the two, with India winning 3 and South Africa winning 2.
The two teams first clashed in the 1997 World Cup, when India won by 5 wickets. Until 2013, only 7 matches were played between them. India won 4 and South Africa won 2 matches. One match ended without result. Since 2014, both have played 26 ODIs. South Africa won 10 and India won 16. India has also won the last 5 matches between them.
First tournament match in Visakhapatnam Five matches of the Women’s ODI World Cup are scheduled to be played at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Stadium, beginning today. Women’s ODIs were last played here between 2010 and 2014. Back then, in 5 matches, the team chasing won 4 times. Therefore, the team winning the toss today might choose to field first.
Deepti is tournament’s top wicket-taker India’s off-spinner Deepti Sharma is the top wicket-taker of the tournament, having taken 6 wickets in just 2 matches. After her, Kranti Gaur and Sneha Rana have taken 4 wickets each. Among batters, Harleen Deol has scored the most runs for the team with 94 runs. After her, Deepti has scored 79 runs. Smriti Mandhana and captain Harmanpreet Kaur haven’t scored significant runs with their bats so far, so both could play important roles today.
Cricket lovers’ eyes will be completely focused on this match today, because this is not just a match, but a battle of prestige and strategy. Both teams are ready to put all their strength into this historic encounter.
